Basic mobile phone features missing

I miss on my iPhone the following basic features you find almost on many other mobile phones from other manufacturers:
- ability to send/receive complete contact list or members of my contact list to other phones via SMS or Bluetooth
- ability to send/receive calendar appointments via Bluetooth or SMS
- Bluetooth file transfer
- video recording
- send notes via SMS or Bluetooth
- real Bluetooth support when it comes to the communication with an advanced car kit (transfer of the agenda, antenna and battery indicator, permanent contact with the car kit)
- add new ringtones (not only via iTunes)
- create ringtones from own music (and not only from the one purchased via iTunes)
Will we ever see such features on the iPhone? If yes, when?

I'm pretty sure there's a workaround that allows you to make ringtones from any audio file, (of the right length and format), it's not that longwinded either. Involves using garageband.
There is also an app that'll do it for you.
If I remember what it is I'll post back.
It's [Fission|http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission>
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G

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