It's actually a huge improvement from the passenger's seat as well. The new Sky interior gives the compartment a much nicer and cleaner feel, while opening things up and making the plane feel much larger. Normally I can't stand up straight in a plane; I'm too tall. I can stand in a sky interior plane. The overhead bins are much bigger, as well. They work on a different mechanism which will keep overstuffed bins from spilling their contents on poor souls beneath. The ride is also much quieter inside than previous models. Then, on top of that, you have the dimming windows, which are just plain cool. It's a huge improvement.
Verizon has a solution (for Verizon customers)
https://text.vzw.com/customer_site/jsp/messaging_lo.jsp
This isn't a hack, but you can specify the number from, the callback and actually write the message.
I'm sure that there are other services like it with no hacking involved.
Assuming that you want this for legitimate reasons...
I'm still in my University program, and am writing this at my internship. I was COMS for a year and a half. After the first year, I was confident in Java (don't hate), but the only job I could get was contruction or an oil field job. I've been an IT now for 5 years. I recently switched to Management of Information Systems with a focus in security.
Anyways, after your first year of COMS, don't expect to have any jobs. Your more difficult programming will come next year, and then you will become a good asset for a company. If you REALLY want a job, reverse engineer a program that's already out there, or just program your ideas.