SCENARIO:
Using a Kyocera 1135 cellular with Sprint as my carrier, I dialed
person
A's number.  There was no ringing sound for a 10 seconds and then
person B (whom I do not know) picks up and says,"Hi 'X'."  I feel I
may have the wrong number, as this is not Person A, nor is X my name,
and look at my cell screen which confirms, "Dialing Person A."  The
connection then ends.  Person A then calls me back claiming the
mystery Person B was not with him, and that, Person A himself was on
the other end of the line and heard nothing.  Nonetheless, Person A's
phone registerd that I had attempted to  call.
QUESTION:
The little information that I found describes a phenomena called
'crosstalk,' but Qualcom defines this as, "when more than one
conversation can be heard during a call."  This is not exactly what I
experienced, as there was only one voice on the line.  I called my
carrier to inquire the liklihood of another cellphone number recieving
my call and was told that it was virtually unheard of.  I also
inquired whether their records indicated that I phoned the digits of
person A's number at the time registered in my call log.  The carrier
confirmed this also.
I am trying to ascertain whether there is a logical explanation for
this technical difficulty and how common (ie: 1 in 500 calls) an
occurrence this is.  I have come across little info which could
possibly be discussing a scenario similar to mine, but the wording is
so technical that I cannot answer my question.

I think Person B (let's call her "Amanda") accidently answered Person
A's phone (let's call him Arno).
I think Arno probably got angry with Amanda for doing that.

I found no reference to the "technical difficulty" you mentioned.
While this in no way proves that it cannot or does not happen, it also
does not eliminate the possibility that "Person A" might not be
completely forthcoming. My vote, which means little or nothing without
proof, leans more toward deception.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

This phonomenon is common with wireless phones, particularly older
models with a limited number of frequencies.  Crosstalk or simply
channel-sharing can result in neighbors overhearing neighbors.  I've
never heard of it with cellphones, though cellphones with powerful
transmitters or antennae will occasionally be audible on a car radio
or other audio equipment.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

I have seen an example of something similar happening in the past. My
parents' phone line was wired to the main circuit in a box that was
not well sealed. When the weather was bad and rain could seep into the
box they would have all sorts of strange things happen with their
phone. Sometimes the phone would ring and two people could be heard
having a conversation, sometimes you could talk and sometimes you
could not. Sometimes the phone would ring only for my parents but the
person calling had dialed a number which was not theirs. They did not
have some sort of party line where multiple phones shared a single
line, there was just some bad connections and poorly sealed boxes
somewhere in the line. This explanation is according to the repairman
from the phone company who was able to fix the problem so I would
assume that he knew what was wrong.
This being said, the most likely explanation still seems to be the one
that ihavetheanswer presented.